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Soccer player (born 1958)

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Carl Valentine Valentine in 2011 Personal information Full name Carl Howard Valentine Date of birth (1958-07-04) 4 July 1958 (age 67) Place of birth Manchester, England Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] Position Striker Team information Current team Vancouver Whitecaps FC ambassador/staff coach Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1976–1979 Oldham Athletic 61 (7) 1979–1984 Vancouver Whitecaps 165 (44) 1984–1986 West Bromwich Albion 44 (6) 1985–1987 Cleveland Force (indoor) 124 (83) 1987–1999 Vancouver 86ers 244 (21) 1988–1990 Baltimore Blast (indoor) 100 (55) 1990–1991 Kansas City Comets (indoor) 48 (27) 1991–1992 Tacoma Stars (indoor) 40 (16) International career 1985–1993 Canada 31 (1) Managerial career 1994–1999 Vancouver 86ers 1999–2007 North Shore Development Centre 2008–2009 Coastal WFC 2009–2010 Fury * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**Carl Howard Valentine** (born 4 July 1958) is a former professional [soccer](/source/Association_football) player and coach who has had a long association with soccer in the [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver) area.

Born in England, he played for the [Canada national team](/source/Canada_men's_national_soccer_team) at international level.

He was the head coach of [Ottawa Fury](/source/Ottawa_Fury_(2005%E2%80%932013)) in the [USL Premier Development League](/source/USL_Premier_Development_League)[2] until taking the position as Vancouver Whitecaps FC club ambassador and staff coach in 2010, in the lead-up to the Whitecaps [inaugural season](/source/2011_Vancouver_Whitecaps_FC_season) in [Major League Soccer](/source/Major_League_Soccer).[3]

## Club career

Valentine had a career from the late 1970s to the late 1990s with several clubs, notably the [Vancouver Whitecaps](/source/Vancouver_Whitecaps_(NASL)) of the [North American Soccer League](/source/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968%E2%80%9384)), [Oldham Athletic](/source/Oldham_Athletic_A.F.C.), [West Bromwich Albion](/source/West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C.) of [the Football League](/source/The_Football_League), and the [Vancouver 86ers](/source/Vancouver_86ers) of the [Canadian Soccer League](/source/Canadian_Soccer_League_(1987%E2%80%931992)) and later [American Professional Soccer League](/source/American_Professional_Soccer_League).

A [striker](/source/Striker_(association_football)), Valentine began his pro career in 1976 as a 17-year-old with [Football League Second Division](/source/Football_League_Second_Division) side [Oldham Athletic](/source/Oldham_Athletic_A.F.C.). Valentine signed with the [Vancouver Whitecaps](/source/Vancouver_Whitecaps_(NASL)) and as a rookie helped them win their only [North American Soccer League](/source/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968%E2%80%9384)) championship in 1979. Liking life in Vancouver, Valentine became a Canadian [citizen](/source/Citizen) in 1983. The lure of top division English soccer saw Valentine sign with [West Midlands](/source/West_Midlands_(county)) side West Brom in 1984. Until 2011, Valentine was the last player to have scored a winning goal for Albion against their local rivals Aston Villa, having scored the only goal of the game in a 1–0 win in 1985. After two seasons with the Baggies, in which he played 44 first-team games and scored 6 times, Valentine returned to Vancouver to play for the new franchise Vancouver 86ers, where he remained for the next 13 years. Retiring as a full-time player in 1992, Valentine was player/manager of the club until retiring in 1999.

On 22 November 1985, Valentine signed with the [Cleveland Force](/source/Cleveland_Force_(1978%E2%80%9388)) of the [Major Indoor Soccer League](/source/MISL_I).[4] Valentine played three seasons with the Force which folded during the 1988 off season. He then signed with the [Baltimore Blast](/source/Baltimore_Blast_(1980-92)).[5] In June 1990, Valentine signed a one-year contract with the Blast only to be traded to the [Kansas City Comets](/source/Kansas_City_Comets_(1979%E2%80%9391)) in exchange for [Dale Mitchell](/source/Dale_Mitchell_(soccer)) on 21 August 1990.[6] The Comets folded at the end of the season and in September 1991, Valentine signed with the [Tacoma Stars](/source/Tacoma_Stars_(MISL)).

## International career

Initially hoping to be selected to play for [England](/source/England_national_football_team) at some point, Valentine passed on an offer to play for Canada at the [1984 Summer Olympics](/source/1984_Summer_Olympics). He decided in 1985 however to declare his allegiance to his new home country and made his debut for [Canada](/source/Canada_men's_national_soccer_team) in a September 1985 [FIFA World Cup qualification](/source/FIFA_World_Cup_qualification) match against [Honduras](/source/Honduras_national_football_team). Despite a bad case of influenza, Valentine famously assisted on both goals (with corner kicks) Canada scored to defeat Honduras 2–1 to advance to the World Cup Finals for the first time.

He earned a total of 31 caps, scoring 1 goal.[7] He represented Canada in 9 World Cup qualifiers and played in all three of the country's first-round games in the [1986 World Cup](/source/1986_World_Cup).[8] His final international was a 15 August 1993 World Cup qualification match against [Australia](/source/Australia_men's_national_soccer_team) in [Sydney](/source/Sydney), a game which also marked the end of the international careers of [Dale Mitchell](/source/Dale_Mitchell_(soccer)) and [Mike Sweeney](/source/Mike_Sweeney_(soccer)).

## Personal life

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Valentine has two daughters, Keelie and Shannon, and a son, Gavin. He is currently a Residency coach and Club Ambassador for Whitecaps FC. Valentine is partly of Jamaican descent.[9]

## Career statistics

- *Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.*

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 13 June 1992 Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada Hong Kong 2–0 3–1 Columbus 500 Cup

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. ["Carl Valentine (Player)"](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/13888/Carl_Valentine.html). *www.national-football-teams.com*. Retrieved 7 August 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Valentine named Fury PDL coach](http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/386553.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20091207012919/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/386553.html) 7 December 2009 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Whitecaps FC legend Carl Valentine returns to the club | Vancouver Whitecaps FC"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101210121606/http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2010/12/whitecaps-fc-legend-carl-valentine-returns-club). Archived from [the original](http://whitecapsfc.com/news/2010/12/whitecaps-fc-legend-carl-valentine-returns-club) on 10 December 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** "SOCCER" *THE ORLANDO SENTINEL* Friday, 22 November 1985

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** "BALTIMORE COURTS FORCE FREE AGENTS VALENTINE IS FIRST TO SIGN" *Akron Beacon Journal (OH)* Saturday, 20 August 1988

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** "SOCCER" *Washington Post* Tuesday, 21 August 1990

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Appearances for Canada National Team](https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/can-recintlp.html) – RSSSF

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Record at FIFA Tournaments](https://web.archive.org/web/20080228063425/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=59356/index.html) – FIFA

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["The Two One: Dane and Carl Two Speedy Wingers"](http://www.whitecapsfc.com/blog/post/2012/07/26/two-one-dane-and-carl-two-speedy-wingers). *www.whitecapsfc.com*. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

## External links

- [Carl Valentine](https://canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=3229) at [Canada Soccer](/source/Canadian_Soccer_Association) / [Canada Soccer Hall of Fame](/source/Canada_Soccer_Hall_of_Fame)

- [North Shore Soccer Development Centre profiling Coach Valentine](https://web.archive.org/web/20031119151414/http://www.nssdc.net/page428.htm)

- [NASL/MISL stats](http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/V/Valentine.Carl.htm)

v t e 1980–81 NASL Indoor All-Stars All-North Team GK: Bruce Grobbelaar MF: Gerry Gray FW: Carl Valentine FW: Kai Haaskivi FW: Drew Ferguson FW: Juan Carlos Molina FW: Bobby Prentice All-East Team GK: Tino Lettieri DF: Björn Nordqvist FW: Steve Wegerle FW: Pato Margetic FW: Keith Furphy FW: Karl-Heinz Granitza All-West Team GK: Mike Hewitt DF: Mihalj Keri MF: Alan Hudson FW: Stuart Lee FW: George Best FW: Juli Veee FW: Chris Dangerfield

v t e 1982 NASL All-Stars First Team GK: Birkenmeier DF: Mathieu DF: Cho DF: Nogly DF: Eskandarian MF: Bogićević MF: Ntsoelengoe MF: Steffenhagen FW: Chinaglia FW: Ward FW: Alonso Second Team GK: Van Beveren DF: Wallace DF: Durgan DF: Carlos Alberto DF: Evans MF: Daley MF: Neeskens MF: Cubillas FW: Hunt FW: Granitza FW: Margetic Honorable Mention GK: Möller DF: Wilson DF: Connell DF: Wile DF: Lenarduzzi MF: Hilaire MF: Hudson MF: Veee FW: Šegota FW: Byrne FW: Abrahams FW: Ingram FW: Valentine

v t e 1983–84 NASL Indoor All-Stars First Team GK: Victor Nogueira DF: Fernando Clavijo DF: Gert Wieczorkowski FW: Kaz Deyna FW: Steve Žungul FW: Karl-Heinz Granitza Second Team GK: David Brcic DF: Dan Canter DF: Martin Donnelly FW: Juli Veee FW: Carl Valentine FW: Pato Margetic FW: Stanisław Terlecki 1984 NASL All-Star Game selections Starters GK: Alan Mayer (injured) DF: Barry Wallace DF: Fernando Clavijo FW: Steve Žungul FW: Kaz Deyna FW: Juli Veee Reserves GK: David Brcic GK: Tino Lettieri *(injury replacement) DF: Angelo DiBernardo DF: Frantz Mathieu DF: Mike Connell DF: Gert Wieczorkowski FW: Carl Valentine FW: Stanisław Terlecki (injured) FW: Jean Willrich FW: Zequinha *(injury replacement) FW: Peter Ward

v t e 1984 NASL All-Stars First Team GK: Birkenmeier DF: Eskandarian DF: Neeskens DF: Crow DF: Wilson MF: Hudson MF: Thijssen MF: Bogićević FW: Žungul FW: Granitza FW: Ward Second Team GK: Hammond DF: Lodeweges DF: Moreland DF: Lenarduzzi DF: Moore MF: Margetic MF: Nicholl MF: O'Brien FW: Willey FW: Šegota FW: Byrne Honorable Mention GK: Bradshaw DF: Thompson DF: Clavijo DF: Canter DF: Wallace MF: Deyna MF: Quinn MF: Ntsoelengoe FW: Valentine FW: Cabañas FW: Futcher

v t e Canada Soccer Hall of Fame Based in Ottawa, Ontario Hall of Fame Players (144) Men Pre-WW2 G. M. Anderson Bowman Campbell Clulow Coulter Derby Dierden Edmunds Findler Fitzpatrick Graham Halliwell Harley Lavery MacLaine Manson Matthews Moir Nelson A. Smith Stobbart Thombs W. Thomson Turner Wakelyn Woutersz Chedgzoy Kennaway McDonald Post-WW2 Ambler Arends Ayre Bak Blundell Bolitho J. Brand Cairns M. Castonguay P. Castonguay R. Castonguay Chursky Cowan Crossan Douglas Ellett Gill Greig Harvey Hughes Iarusci Ion Johnson Kodelja R. Lenarduzzi S. Lenarduzzi Lettieri Marcantonio Matheson McGrane N. McLeod W. McLeod D. McMahon Newbold Parsons Pears B. Philley P. Philley Phillips Robinson Schepers B. Smith Spencer A. Stevens G. Stevens Stewart Stojanović Stothard Vazzoler Whent Whittaker B. Wilson Nicholl Modern Bernier Brennan Bridge Bunbury Catliff Corazzin Dasovic De Rosario deVos Dolan Forrest Gray Hastings Hooper Limniatis McKenna Miller Mitchell Mobilio Moore Onstad Peschisolido Radzinski Ragan Samuel Segota Stalteri Sweeney Valentine Watson Yallop Women S. Brand Burtini Cant Caron Chapman Chin Baker David Donnelly Franko Gayle Helland Hermus Hooper Kelly Lang LeBlanc Lemieux McEachern Mongrain Morneau Moscato Muir Neil Ring Ross Serwetnyk Simon Stoumbos Timko Walsh Wilkinson Builders (45) G. Anderson Arnold Avey Barrett Capozzi Cross Davidson Donaghey Etchegarry Fenton Fleming Forsyth Fried Fryatt Gilhespy Gittens Gross Hoyle Hubay Hylan Jose Kerr King Leggat J. McMahon Moro Muldoon O'Connor Peto P. Quinn T. Quinn Richardson Robertson Russell Sanford Sayer Schwartz Simpson Sokalski Southard Stambrook Stavro Stirling L. Wilson Wisdom Managers & Coaches (13) Adam Bearpark Beliveau Bennett Brown Buchanan Goldberger Howard Petrie Slade B. Thomson Twamley Waiters Officials (10) Arrowsmith Denoncourt Evangelista Kulai Lyons Morgan Satwell Soupliotis Vergara Winsemann Organisations of Distinction (21) Calgary Callies CNSC Windsor Croatia Darlington SC Edmonton Angels Edmonton Ital Canadians SC Edmonton Scottish Feildians AA of St. John's Holy Cross FC Lakeshore SC Montréal Carsteel FC North Shore United FC Robbie International Youth Tournament St. Lawrence Laurentians Toronto Scottish FC Toronto Ulster United FC Vancouver Columbus Vancouver Firefighters Vancouver St. Andrews FC Victoria West West Indies United Toronto United Weston FC Teams of Distinction (18) 1888 Canada men 1904 Galt 1907 Calgary Callies 1924 Canada men 1928 Westminster Royals 1933 Toronto Scottish 1976 Toronto Metros-Croatia 1979 Vancouver Whitecaps 1984 Canada Olympic men 1986 Canada World Cup men 1989 Canada Francophone Games men 1995 Canada World Cup women 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship women 2000 Canada CONCACAF Gold Cup men 2010 Canada CONCACAF women 2012 Canada Olympic Bronze Medal 2016 Canada Olympic Bronze Medal 2021 Canada Olympic Gold Medal

v t e Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) – head coaches Lenarduzzi (1987–93) Valentine (1994–99) Mitchell (2000–01) Fonseca (2002–04) Lilley (2005–07) Thordarson (2007–10)

Canada squads v t e Canada squad – 1985 CONCACAF Championship winners (1st title) GK Dolan GK Habermann GK Lettieri DF Baird DF Bridge DF Lenarduzzi DF Moore DF Samuel DF Wilson DF Lowther MF De Luca MF Gray MF James MF Norman MF Ragan MF Sweeney FW Catliff FW Garraway FW Karpun FW Mitchell FW Pakos FW Valentine FW Vrablic Coach: Waiters v t e Canada squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup 1 Lettieri 2 Lenarduzzi 3 Wilson (c) 4 Ragan 5 Moore 6 Bridge 7 Valentine 8 Gray 9 Segota 10 Vrablic 11 Sweeney 12 Samuel 13 Pakos 14 Mitchell 15 James 16 Ion 17 Norman 18 Lowery 19 De Luca 20 Miller 21 Habermann 22 Dolan Coach: Waiters v t e Canada squad – 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Forrest 2 Yallop 3 Miller 4 Limniatis 5 Samuel 6 Bridge 7 Valentine 8 Lowery 9 Mitchell 10 Catliff 11 Majcher 12 Gilbert 13 Munson 14 Watson 15 Diotte 16 Gilfillan 17 Fletcher 18 Marini 20 Dolan Coach: Waiters

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